Characterisation of virulence factors of Serratia strains isolated from foods

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 259-266

  Singh, B R ^a   Singh, Y ^a   Tiwari, A K ^a,b  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Cytotoxin; Heat labile enterotoxin; Mouse lethality; Serratia marcescens; Serratia rubidaea; Virulent factors

Indexed keywords

ENTEROTOXIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; FIMBRIA; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT JUICE; NONHUMAN; SERRATIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

ANIMALS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MICE; RABBITS; SERRATIA; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SERRATIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SERRATIA RUBIDAEA;

EID: 0031550899     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(96)01196-8     Document Type: Article

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